The Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting competitive proposals
from experienced and qualified contractors to complete tasks
identified by ARB to provide training and deliver outreach
materials to diesel vehicle owners affected by ARB truck
regulations.
These regulations include the Truck and Bus Regulation, the
Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation and other in-use diesel
regulations.
Request for Proposal (RFP) Number 10-621 is published online in
the California State Contracts Register at:
http://www.dgs.ca.gov/pd/Programs/eprocure.aspx. The direct link
to RFP Number 10-621 is available at:
http://www.bidsync.com/DPX?ac=view&auc=1801970. To ensure receipt
of any addenda to this RFP that may be issued, interested parties
are encouraged to register online at:
http://www.bidsync.com/help/bidsync/freebids.html.
The deadline for receipt of proposals is July 19, 2011, no later
than 3:00 p.m. Neither late received, faxed, or emailed proposals
are acceptable. All late, faxed, and emailed proposals will be
rejected and returned to the potential proposer. Sealed proposals
must be received on or before the date and time specified herein
at the following location:
Mailing and Street Address:
Air Resources Board
Contract & Procurement Services Section
Attn: Jeffrey D. Mapes
1001 I Street, 20th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Please be advised that you are responsible for ensuring that your
proposal is received by the above listed contact person by the
time and date required. Any proposal reaching the contact person
after the deadline date and time will be returned unopened.
Background
On December 11, 2008, the Board approved for adoption the Truck
and Bus Regulation and the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Regulation to control emissions from nearly all existing diesel
powered heavy-duty trucks and buses operating in California.
These regulations became effective under California law in
January 2010.
Reducing emissions from in-use trucks and buses is necessary to
meet federally imposed clean air standards and to reduce the
adverse health effects from truck and bus pollution. The Truck
and Bus Regulation applies to diesel fueled trucks and buses with
a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds
that are privately owned, federally owned, and to publicly and
privately owned school buses. Local and state government owned
diesel fueled trucks and buses are already subject to other ARB
in-use regulations. On December 17, 2010, the staff recommended
amendments that would delay the initial requirement to install
particulate matter (PM) retrofit filters by one year to January
1, 2012 and extended the time that vehicles would comply with PM
filters installed. The amendments would also defer engine
replacements for two years until January 1, 2015. Prior to 2020,
replacements would be limited to 20 year old or older trucks that
are not equipped with PM filters. By January 1, 2023, most
vehicles would still need to have 2010 model year engines or
equivalent.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32)
established requirements to achieve reductions of GHG emissions.
AB 32 requires the Air Resources Board and other state agencies
to adopt regulations and other requirements that would reduce
statewide GHG emission levels to the equivalent of 1990 levels by
2020. The Tractor-Trailer GHG rulemaking is one of 44 early
action measures identified by the Board.
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